It has so many features. First of all, it has a full proxy architecture, it has multiple modules. The best feature is the WAF, the web application firewall module. It also has cashing type capabilities. It has all kinds of load-balancing... more»

It has multi-tenancy features, like hardware clustering. It has software partitioning so that you can partition F5. For example, in my recent deployments, I deployed F5 in a bank where they had two load balancers. One was Cisco Ace and the... more»

The room for improvement is that the product is a little costly. I live in the Third World, Pakistan. We have budget constraints, even in big enterprise servers. My team said that this product is too costly, and why don't we go with another... more»

What do you think of KEMP LoadMaster?

Valuable Features
Ease of usage and configuration templates to make deployment easy.
• Room for Improvement
I would say overall improvement of the solution features
• Use of Solution
We have been proposing it to end customers from last July and have been using the Virtual edition.
• Deployment Issues
no
• Stability Issues
no
• Scalability Issues
no
• Customer Service and Technical Support
Customer Service: nil Technical Support: good
• Previous Solutions
Previously we were proposing Citrix NetScaler or F5. We switched due to cost.
• Initial Setup
Very straightforward.
• Other Solutions Considered
Yes, Citrix NetScaler and F5.
• Other Advice
Try the VLM edition to get a feeling for the product.

Carers ACT operates a Skype for Business based call centre, which requires the use of a load balancer and reverse proxy for HTTP traffic for the front-end pools. HAProxy is able to fulfill both of these requirements. In addition to these basic functions outlined above, Carers ACT also requires high availability and ease of configuration. HAProxy fulfills these... more»

One of the core services that Carers ACT provides carers within the ACT region is both an advisory and respite support telephone service. Carers use this service to be connected to services, access both advice and support, as well as accessing respite services to assist them in their caring role. The Carers ACT Skype for Business implementation is being... more»

What do you think of Loadbalancer.org?

Primary Use Case
The Loadbalancer.org appliance sits directly behind our firewall, terminates all of our SSL/HTTP traffic and then directs it to the backend servers depending on the requested service.
• Improvements to My Organization
This has allowed us to use multiple NATD back end web servers with one single public IP Address and different domain names whilst keeping our services up and running.
• Valuable Features
SSL Termination with Server Name Indicator option to a Layer 7 back end web farm which allows the client IP address to still be passed.
• Room for Improvement
HTTP API would be really helpful, but they do have a command line api which is used over a SSH connection
• Use of Solution
One to three years.
• Stability Issues
We have not, as of yet,...